• Question: Does it help to have a good relationship with your science teacher if you want to be successful and have a job that involves science?

    Asked by Molly to Anne, Rose, Thomas on 25 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Thomas Farrugia

      Thomas Farrugia answered on 25 Jun 2015:


      Hoi Molly – it can help, but a teacher can only take you so far. I find that the further you progress with your education the more important your internal drive becomes (it also develops as you go along), meaning that you’re in charge of being successful and developing yourself as you see fit. This is definitely the case at University level, where it’s up to you to manage your studies and time, and in the end plays a big factor as to whether you take up a job involving science.

      At earlier stages of education, like GCSEs I think that having a good science teacher definitely helps – you’re more likely to engage with the subject and enjoy it if your teacher is excited about it as well!

      Whilst at school I got on well with all my teachers, but I think that stemmed from actually being interested in the subject and just wanting to ask my teachers about it, rather than actively seeking to build good relationships with them.

      Hope this helps!

    • Photo: Rose Simnett

      Rose Simnett answered on 29 Jun 2015:


      One of the main reasons that I decided to do chemistry at university was because my chemistry teacher was very enthusiastic and helpful, this made me more interested in the subject. However, I don’t think that it’s a major factor. Once you get to university, a lot of the work you do is individual and the lectures are very different to classes at school.

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